Latest content added for The Portal to Texas History Collection: O. Henry Collectionhttps://texashistory.unt.edu/explore/collections/OHENRY/browse/?sort=date_a&fq=untl_decade:1920-1929&fq=untl_institution:GLO2011-04-11T13:43:29-05:00UNT LibrariesThis is a custom feed for browsing The Portal to Texas History Collection: O. Henry CollectionThe Texas Trail of O. Henry2011-04-11T13:43:29-05:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154585/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154585/"><img alt="The Texas Trail of O. Henry" title="The Texas Trail of O. Henry" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth154585/small/"/></a></p><p>Newspaper article includes sketches and photos of O. Henry and friends. Describes O.Henry's life and his time in Austin.</p>Patent 87, Volume 40-A2011-01-08T14:31:57-06:00https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139470/<p><a href="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139470/"><img alt="Patent 87, Volume 40-A" title="Patent 87, Volume 40-A" src="https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139470/small/"/></a></p><p>This document was issued to the Houston & Texas Central Railroad Company as the final instrument in the land grant process, assigning ownership to the railroad company for 640 acres in Tom Green County, section 21, block 20, as described in the patent. O. Henry wrote a fictional account of illegal proceedings concerning a land certificate, Bexar Scrip 2692, in the short story "Bexar Scrip 2692.” This is the patent that ultimately gave land ownership to the railroad via that certificate.</p>